Rocky Boyd

[michel1969]

I think many of you knowledgeable jazz know the funny story about "Rocky Boyd" being in fact a "nom de date" for John Coltrane. it is based on the fact that "Why Not" on his unique record (Ease It) really sounds like "Impressions" (i confirm ! ). But does anybody knows more about him ? especially what he became after his unique effort....

[brownie]

The classic story about Rocky Boyd is that he went on a tour with a Philly Joe Jones unit around 1962 and has not been heard from since

[Stereojack]

The classic story about Rocky Boyd is that he went on a tour with a Philly Joe Jones unit around 1962 and has not been heard from since

Boyd was living in the Boston area in the early 1980's. Don't know of his current whereabouts, or if he's still with us.

[JSngry]

Was he playing then?

[Guest youmustbe]

As I posted elsewhere...Rocky took Moondog's place in front of Carnegie Hall... I know he later developed bladder cancer...I don't know what happened to him. Too bad there are no live tapes of the few gigs he did with Miles.

[Stereojack]

Was he playing then?

Not that I know of. I believe he had dropped off the music scene.

[clifford_thornton]

Ease It! is a very good record indeed.

Sunny Murray was working gigs with Rocky pre-Cecil; apparently he was Sunny's entree into a number of bebop gigs during that period. Sunny says that Rocky was an influence on Sam Rivers, though I've never heard anything from Sam's camp to suggest this.